Sunday, February 3, 2008
About Me and My Cresteds
I am Vicki Potter, I am a christian, a wife, mother, grandmother, nurse, lover of chinese cresteds and all animals. When I was born my parents had an inside dog that was their baby so I have always had a special bond to animals after growing up with our Boston Terrier. I grew up with other animals also, many dogs, cats, rabbits and anything else I could talk my parents or
grandparents into. Since childhood I have taken in strays and given them a home or found them a home. Of course when I got married one of the first things I did was to find me an inside baby, since my parents would not let me take theirs, a poodle, named Lapoo. I became an RN, had children and became a busy mom with 3 active kids. We went to cheerleading camps,
basketball camps, baseball and football camps and games as well as tennis matches, and softball and volleyball games. During this time I had very little time to dedicate to animals but when my last child went to college I replaced them with dogs. I got my first crested and fell in love with the breed. I never ever would have thought about breeding dogs or anything for that matter,
but I could not get enough of the cresteds. They are my babies. They are totally in the house with me and spoiled. They are my children. When I am on the computer they are all around me and on me. When I eat they want bites. When we are outdoors they want to run and play with me and especially my husband. When I go to bed they go with me. When we go on vacation they go. They are a large part of my life. Breeding is not my income!!!! I am employed fulltime as an RN Clinical Coordinator of Surgical Services at the Medical Center near my home. I have been a nurse for 23+ years. I love nursing, I love caring for people. I work many of great people that mean alot to me. They tell me they would love to be my dog. They recognize the loving care my babies get. When we have a litter of puppies, it is an event. I take off from work and stay with them as long as I can. I am a nurse so every baby that is born is given every opportunity to survive, I have sat at the crate night and day and fed karo syrup and water through a syringe and gave a couple of breaths before all to keep them alive. My nursing comes in handy with bad babies and deliveries. They are never left alone for the first 2 weeks, when I go back to work my mom and dad babysit for me. These babies are loved,hugged and kissed by me and all my family. My grandbabies think its wonderful to have so many puppies. . They all have a true love and affection for animals. They have known from a very young age how to treat animals carefully, lovingly and tenderly. The puppies are vet checked starting at 3 days and every 3 weeks after that. I choose not to give my own shots, I want the vet to have hands on. I raise these babies and love them. I am picky about where they go to live. It is hard to give them up. If I do not find a good home I will keep them. They will always have a home with me. I do not show my little ones, although most of them could be. I do not have the time to do this, nor is it convenient for me. There are no local clubs etc. I would have to drive 4 hours to stay involved and I work fulltime. If I did that who would take care of the rest of the dogs and give them all the love and attention they need. I have thought about it for when I retire but we will see then. I have met some wonderful people through my cresteds, some I consider friends for life and I have met some that are not. I pray for them they will find the joy in just loving a dog. Breeding is hard work, puppy care is time consuming, but it is very rewarding when you match up a puppy with a loving caring home forever. I usually plan 2 litters a year but I probably will cut that to 1 a year. Just remember if someone says Carousel Cresteds is a back yard breeder, IT IS A LIE. After my God, my family, there is my dogs and probably you would have to put the dogs right with the family. They will never be or have ever been in the back yard without me. They are spoiled rotten inside babies whom I love regardless if they ever have another litter. May God Bless You and if you do not know Jesus as your Lord and Savior then you are missing a love and peace you never thought possible. All you have to do is ask him into your life and he will save you and change your life. He will be with you through good and bad. Until next post, Take care
